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    Pre-match thread

    robby b replied to wedge's topic in C: Wigan a

    Tina? What's she got to do, got to do with it? Genuinely confused (as usual).
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    I don't agree that it was a woeful penalty, I won't call it fantastic, but I agree with the BBC that it was firmly struck and heading for the corner. It was a great save from Nyland, he dived down really quickly and got two strong hands to it, at full stretch.
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    Yes, I don't see Leeds losing or drawing more than half their next six games, which is what we'd need, even if we won all six of ours! And we still need Norwich to lose or draw a few. :< At least we're still close to the play off places. : >
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    Haha. It's the fjords I'm pining for. Well, I'm just thinking at least he will renew the competition in the full back department.
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    What a relief to get three points again! And well done Nyland! And Hourihane too, but I wonder when Grealish will be back, and Taylor.
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    I just read Dean Smith's press conference on the OS, he says that Kalinic "distributes really well" and that "he's good with both feet". That's a very welcome statement from the manager, I feel a bit less worried now, following a few people's concerns raised earlier in this thread, plus the five years contract.
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    Regarding doelman van het jaar, FA rule 17.4. "... but the goalkeeper shall not be allowed to catch the ball in a large jar". Damn! Just our luck!
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    Yes, it's ok, I've said sorry to Dem for my post being unusually negative, to be fair, I decided he did actually have a point there! : D Some people though, when learning a bit more about their club's history, can occasionally feel curious about a few unwanted records, not just all the happy records. Anyway, come on Villa! Beat those pesky Stokeys yeeaaahhhh!!!
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    Like I said, I started thinking about that Liverpool game (as I was wondering how I felt about them winning the PL this season) and I just thought that I wouldn't be surprised if that was our worst result at home in the league ever. But apparently, you think that's wierd, Demitri C. We hit rock bottom that day and it's important for this team and future teams not to equal or beat this record again (losing by six or more goals at home). I was simply thinking I never want to see that result again. Ok?
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    So maybe 13-1 is our biggest win in all competitions then. But the 12-2 against Accrington Stanley in 1892 is our record league win, according to avfc.co.uk. I should buy that official history book, it sounds good. The records lists I found on the internet yesterday were a bit limited.
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    I was finding that out too. : ) 12 - 2 at home to Accrington in the 1800s, I think (in the league).
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    Thank you! So we've never lost by more than six goals at home in the league, hoorah! : ) I'm off to celebrate. About that 2-2 with Bolton six days later, maybe the Villa players had a bit of a telling off from the manager after the 1-7! :s
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    Because I spent nearly half an hour trying to find the answer on the internet and I couldn't find it anywhere! One of my best mates is a Liverpool fan, I was just wondering about that defeat in 2016. Let's just hope we don't lose by that much again this century!
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    I can't find anywhere on the internet that says what our biggest ever league home defeat is, not even on Wikipedia. Does anyone know? Since 1934 I know that the joint biggest are 1-7 against Arsenal (in 1935) and 0-6 against Liverpool (in 2016). But what about between 1874 and 1935? Was there an even heavier league match defeat at Villa Park? (I know this topic isn't very cheerful but I'm curious and would like to know).
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    We're eight points behind second-placed Leeds but we're playing them in three games from now, so... if we manage to beat them and Stoke and the Tescos, then at most we'll only be five points behind them, maybe less. And then we may also be just five points or even less from 2nd, depending on the results of the other teams above us. Come on!!!
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    Hoorah ! : D
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    Exactly, his goal against Hull wasn't quite from our own half but it was maraudingly brilliant too, almost as brilliant. I love how he's become so good at surging runs from the midfield or defence, hoorah! : D
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    How things have changed since the 0-6 in 2008, now they're ten places and seven points above us. And we haven't won two league games in a row in 14. : < The lads are probably going to have to somehow come up with a top performance and a very big effort for this one to get all three points, come on Villa !
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    Your suggested team line-up is exactly what I'd like too, A'Villan. ? In certain other games I was thinking Bjarnasson instead of El Ghazi but I'd like to see us with two wingers sometimes and El Ghazi to get a few more chances.
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    I think it was. I'll never forget that match, Villa 2 Swansea 0 in September 2012, because it was one of my worst costly blunder days. During the game I was busy having a big 'misunderstanding' with a dodgy taxi driver on the French Guyana/Suriname border. Not only did he not take me to the checkpoint where I needed to get my entry stamp in my passport, he proceeded to drive me to the middle of Suriname, about a hundred miles away from the border, while I was checking the BBC live text for the score. Doh! : (
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    Also, I do appreciate that Hutton hasn't played great overall this season but that doesn't make him a "rubbish" player. He was good last season and that was just a short time ago, just earlier this year. Let's see, he's about to benefit from the new manager effect plus JT back again...
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    That's exactly what I was thinking, he's probably scared to go into tackles now since that awful tackle on Osman, that broke his leg. I watched that game, what a nightmare moment. : ( Maybe occasionally a leg break tackle can turn out to be more or less career-ending for both players in the tackle.
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    That's given me an idea... Maybe we'll concede a bit less if our defence plays in roller-skates. In the FA rules it might not specifically say anywhere that defenders aren't allowed to wear roller-skates.
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    Alan and his snake charming (that he learnt on holiday in Morocco).
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    Hahaha! Hilarious! The most amazed a cat has ever looked when watching a goal.
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